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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
61.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
5.4%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 61.0% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.4%, and the mean is 11.4%.

Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 8,627.3%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 61.0% 2010 up 2.5% volatile
2 Papua New Guinea 57.8% 2010 up 3.4% volatile
3 New Zealand 56.3% 2010 up 337.1% volatile
4 Mauritania 56.0% 2010 up 125.8% volatile
5 Cameroon 41.4% 2010 down 9.7% rising
6 Rwanda 39.5% 2010 down 7.1% volatile
7 Zambia 39.1% 2010 down 4.0% volatile
8 Namibia 37.3% 2010 up 34.5% rising
9 Myanmar 36.3% 2010 down 14.8% volatile
10 Zimbabwe 35.1% 2010 up 79.0% rising
11 Côte d'Ivoire 32.9% 2010 up 27.2% volatile
12 Syrian Arab Republic 32.4% 2010 up 144.6% volatile
13 Sudan 31.9% 2010 up 19.3% volatile
14 Ecuador 31.7% 2010 up 24.2% rising
15 Burundi 31.0% 2010 down 3.0% volatile
16 Kenya 31.0% 2010 up 20.7% rising
17 Cambodia 29.9% 2010 up 36.7% volatile
18 Lesotho 29.8% 2010 down 4.6% rising
19 Nepal 29.0% 2010 up 157.2% volatile
20 Argentina 27.1% 2010 up 8.6% falling
21 Central African Republic 25.7% 2010 up 9.5% volatile
22 Malawi 24.4% 2010 up 137.2% volatile
23 Eswatini 24.2% 2010 up 35.1% rising
24 Costa Rica 24.0% 2010 down 14.9% rising
25 Honduras 23.6% 2010 down 32.9% rising
26 Algeria 23.5% 2010 down 18.6% volatile
27 Togo 23.4% 2010 down 24.9% volatile
28 Uruguay 23.4% 2010 down 10.7% falling
29 Liberia 23.3% 2010 up 120.0% volatile
30 Guatemala 22.5% 2010 up 41.8% rising
31 Morocco 22.4% 2010 up 14.4% volatile
32 Indonesia 22.2% 2010 down 50.7% rising
33 Ukraine 20.0% 2010 up 1,598.3% volatile
34 Paraguay 19.9% 2010 down 44.1% rising
35 Brazil 19.8% 2010 down 17.4% rising
36 India 17.8% 2010 up 18.8% rising
37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.3% 2010 down 22.9% rising
38 Uganda 16.4% 2010 down 33.3% volatile
39 Nicaragua 15.5% 2010 up 4.9% rising
40 Maldives 14.9% 2010 down 38.4% rising
41 Mozambique 14.8% 2010 down 17.1% volatile
42 Gabon 14.6% 2010 down 31.8% flat
43 Tunisia 14.5% 2010 down 44.8% volatile
44 Bangladesh 14.1% 2010 down 35.3% volatile
45 Senegal 14.1% 2010 up 344.3% volatile
46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.1% 2010 down 49.6% falling
47 El Salvador 14.0% 2010 down 5.5% rising
48 Türkiye 13.8% 2010 down 71.7% rising
49 Pakistan 13.1% 2010 up 62.7% volatile
50 Panama 12.6% 2010 down 23.9% falling
51 Peru 11.7% 2010 up 29.0% falling
52 Luxembourg 11.4% 2010 up 20.6% volatile
53 Colombia 11.2% 2010 down 46.2% falling
54 Viet Nam 11.1% 2010 down 54.8% falling
55 Niger 10.7% 2010 up 12.1% volatile
56 Mexico 10.6% 2010 down 45.4% falling
57 Portugal 10.4% 2010 down 42.0% falling
58 Ghana 10.0% 2010 down 14.8% rising
59 Thailand 9.7% 2010 down 74.2% volatile
60 Austria 9.6% 2010 up 8,627.3% volatile
61 Mali 9.2% 2010 down 9.9% volatile
62 Qatar 9.1% 2010 up 652.9% volatile
63 Belize 9.0% 2010 down 72.0% falling
64 Philippines 8.8% 2010 down 36.7% falling
65 Spain 7.4% 2010 up 35.0% volatile
66 Kuwait 6.6% 2010 up 12.2% volatile
67 Benin 6.6% 2010 down 47.8% volatile
68 Iceland 6.4% 2010 down 56.8% falling
69 Haiti 6.3% 2010 up 36.6% rising
70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.9% 2010 down 52.9% rising
71 China 5.8% 2010 down 56.4% falling
72 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.4% 2010 down 30.0% volatile
73 Iraq 5.4% 2010 down 83.3% volatile
74 Dominican Republic 5.0% 2010 down 43.9% falling
75 Trinidad and Tobago 4.9% 2010 down 49.7% volatile
76 Kazakhstan 4.8% 2010 up 1,282.9% volatile
77 Saudi Arabia 4.8% 2010 down 61.3% rising
78 Greece 4.6% 2010 down 39.1% volatile
79 Bulgaria 4.5% 2010 down 71.2% volatile
80 Guyana 4.3% 2010 down 69.5% volatile
81 Libya 4.1% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
82 Cuba 3.9% 2010 down 49.0% volatile
83 Jordan 3.7% 2010 down 75.3% volatile
84 Malaysia 3.6% 2010 down 39.6% volatile
85 Mongolia 3.4% 2010 down 37.0% volatile
86 South Africa 3.3% 2010 down 26.9% volatile
87 Mauritius 3.1% 2010 down 66.9% volatile
88 Australia 3.1% 2010 down 24.3% volatile
89 Armenia 2.8% 2010 up 93.7% volatile
90 United Arab Emirates 2.6% 2010 down 63.8% volatile
91 Bahrain 2.5% 2010 up 7.3% falling
92 Brunei Darussalam 2.5% 2010 down 88.7% volatile
93 Germany 2.3% 2010 down 89.0% volatile
94 Japan 2.3% 2010 up 31.1% volatile
95 Congo 2.3% 2010 down 60.0% volatile
96 Malta 2.2% 2010 up 4.2% volatile
97 Cyprus 2.1% 2010 down 1.4% volatile
98 Netherlands 2.0% 2010 down 51.2% volatile
99 Ireland 2.0% 2010 down 15.1% volatile
100 Afghanistan 2.0% 2010 down 2.0% volatile
101 Israel 1.9% 2010 down 76.9% volatile
102 Fiji 1.9% 2010 down 79.6% volatile
103 Albania 1.7% 2010 down 32.9% volatile
104 Sri Lanka 1.5% 2010 down 50.3% volatile
105 Jamaica 1.5% 2010 down 64.0% volatile
106 Botswana 1.4% 2010 up 4,733.3% volatile
107 Tonga 1.4% 2010 down 78.1% volatile
108 Macau, China 1.2% 2010 down 90.4% volatile
109 Hungary 1.1% 2010 down 21.9% volatile
110 Poland 1.1% 2010 down 83.3% volatile
111 Hong Kong, China 1.1% 2010 down 75.9% volatile
112 Sweden 1.0% 2010 down 17.2% volatile
113 Chile 1.0% 2010 down 89.8% volatile
114 Singapore 0.9% 2010 down 58.6% volatile
115 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8% 2010 down 95.9% volatile
116 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% 2010 down 92.1% volatile
116 Romania 0.7% 2010 down 20.7% volatile
118 Italy 0.7% 2010 down 67.3% volatile
119 Serbia 0.7% 2010 down 95.8% volatile
120 Republic of Moldova 0.7% 2010 down 53.8% volatile
121 Russian Federation 0.6% 2010 up 7.1% volatile
122 Lithuania 0.5% 2010 down 55.1% volatile
123 Czechia 0.5% 2010 up 300.0% volatile
124 Switzerland 0.5% 2010 down 97.1% volatile
124 Gambia 0.5% 2010 up 45.7% volatile
126 Croatia 0.3% 2010 down 95.2% volatile
127 United States of America 0.2% 2010 down 79.5% volatile
128 France 0.1% 2010 down 94.2% volatile
129 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2010 down 55.0% volatile
130 Estonia 0.1% 2010 down 93.1% volatile
130 Norway 0.1% 2010 down 98.2% volatile
132 Egypt 0.0% 2010 down 99.6% volatile
132 Latvia 0.0% 2010 down 96.5% volatile
132 Slovakia 0.0% 2010 down 99.4% volatile
132 Tajikistan 0.0% 2010 down 96.2% volatile
132 Yemen 0.0% 2010 down 99.6% volatile
137 Canada 0.0% 2010 down 96.0% volatile
138 Belgium 0.0% 2010 down 97.6% volatile
138 Barbados 0.0% 2010 down 98.2% volatile
138 Denmark 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
138 Slovenia 0.0% 2010 down 93.3% volatile
142 Sierra Leone 0.0% 2010 down 99.9% volatile
143 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0% 2010 — volatile
143 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary